Ali Swenson covers politics and the information landscape for The Associated Press. She is based in New York.

A new memoir by Beth Howard, an organizer and daughter of a coal miner, explores the politics of organizing white working-class Appalachians.

Democratic pastor Adam Hamilton believes Kansans will look to human decency over party identity. Will he become the Sunflower ...

In the 1800s, the Choctaw nation and the Irish people bonded over their shared plight. Today, their sacred connection now extends to language revival.

As we age we spend untold hours in medical waiting rooms and we will live longer than our parents. How will we spend that ...

Wendell Berry died on August 31, at the age of 92. He was a farmer and philosopher, an author and advocate, a prophet for rural America and responsible agriculture. He was also a friend. I first met ...

Harvesting watermelons is brutally heavy work, done in extreme heat, but so coordinated that it’s almost a dance. First into a field come the cutters. They sever the vine and free each ripe melon from ...

Native communities are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst in the upcoming midterm elections. Some are advising ...

This year, Arizona’s 6th Congressional District is one of the country’s closely watched tossup congressional races. Republican incumbent Juan Ciscomani is facing Democratic challenger JoAnna Mendoza ...